Music (Business)
- HND
- 2 Years
- Full-time
- 09/2025
- Undergraduate
- Boston College Sam Newsom Centre
- Awarded by:
- Pearson Education Ltd
Course summary
Achieve your entrepreneurial, employment or academic aspirations with the Pearson BTEC Music (Business) HND Level 5. Crafted with the help of industry experts, you will explore how to balance creativity and technical ability with essential knowledge and employability skills. Dive deep into the traditional and new technologies in areas of music, while enhancing your learning and preparing for the demands of the workplace. Develop both technical and transferable skills, including critical thinking, creative thinking, problem-solving, and effective communication. Graduate with the confidence to deliver high quality outcomes, lead projects, manage teams, and respond to changes in dynamic creative environments.
During your first year, you will study a Level 4 HNC. Upon successful completion of the first year, you will then progress on to the second year to study the Level 5 HND.
Throughout this course, you will develop confidence in areas such as:
Developing and applying your own ideas to your studies
Dealing with uncertainty and complexity
Exploring solutions
Demonstrating critical evaluation
Using both theory and practice in a wide range of engineering situations
Understanding the principles in the specialist area of study and how to apply these principles more widely in the business world
Modules
Concept and Development: Develop your creative concepts and skills through various projects and assignments
Creative Project: Apply your learning in a significant creative project that showcases your skills and understanding
Personal Professional Development: Focus on your personal and professional growth, setting goals and strategies for your career
Professional Project: Undertake a major project that demonstrates your professional skills and knowledge
Assessment method
Assessment is via a variety of methods, including creative projects and assignments.
The assessment of Pearson's Higher National qualifications are criterion-referenced and you will provide evidence in the form of assignments, which are assessed against the unit learning outcomes and assessment criteria.
Qualified teacher status (QTS)
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
- Course does not award QTS
How to apply
Apply by
29 January
Application codes
- Course code:
- 2507
- Institution code:
- B01
- Campus name:
- Boston College Sam Newsom Centre
- Campus Code:
- S
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 80 points
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - MMP
In order to study the Music (Business) HND Level 5, you will need to have successfully completed an MMP at Level 3 in a related subject, or Access to Higher Education qualification, or an A Level equivalent (minimum 80 new UCAS points) in related subjects; and GCSEs in English and Maths at grade 4 (C) or above, or Functional Skills Level 2 and/or minimum IELTS score of 6.
Relevant work experience may be considered if you do not meet the above criteria.
Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.
Historical entry grades data BETA
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| Location | Fee | Year |
|---|---|---|
| England | £7100 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £7100 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £7100 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £7100 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
Additional fee information
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